Planning Your Career in Business

This report discusses the portfolios and the need to include personal statement and CV. It also discusses a brief overview of the organization, a reflection of personal statement and skill gaps which an individual should work on by developing a significant action plan to develop the relevant skills and knowledge.

Your career in
business

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
Section A..........................................................................................................................................1
A brief introduction to indicate what the portfolio contains and the reason for both the
personal statement and the CV that will be presented. ..............................................................1
You may also want to consider writing a short overview of the chosen organization in a bid to
justify your peculiar interests in working in such a place...........................................................2
SECTION B.....................................................................................................................................3
Personal statement in support of your application for a volunteer/work experience placement
in any organization of your choice..............................................................................................4
A detailed CV that has been carefully designed to fit purpose. .................................................5
SECTION C ....................................................................................................................................6
Self-assessment reflecting skill gaps (SWOT Analysis inclusive).............................................6
Action plan tailored towards your skill development (reflecting SMART objectives)..............7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Business organisation is an entity that is formed for the purpose of carrying different
business activities. To become a successful entrepreneur it is essential to develop the required set
of skills which will help an organisation to make different strategies and plans to regulate proper
functioning and operations in effective and efficient manner. To deal with the constant changes,
it is important to built and acquire new skills and knowledge that will enable the organisation to
gain a competitive edge in the marketplace (Hidayat, 2019). The report is based on Sainsbury,
which is formed as a partnership in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with Mary Ann, in Covent
Garden, London. The company has started as a retailer of fresh food and later started dealing in
packed food products and groceries. This report discusses the portfolios and the need to include
personal statement and CV. It also discuss a brief overview of organisation, a reflection of
personal statement and skill gaps which an individual should work on by developing a significant
action plans to develop the relevant skills and knowledge.
MAIN BODY
Section A
A brief introduction to indicate what the portfolio contains and the reason for both the personal
statement and the CV that will be presented.
Personal statement and CV of an individual determines and defines the quality and
abilities that individual possess. It represent the personality of an individual and their
competitiveness from other applicants. Personal statement of an individual is an summary and
reflect the skills and potential that is being possess by an individual. These documents are
essential for an organisation and entity to identify the candidates which they are looking for with
particular set of skills and knowledge, because it helps the organisation to bring efficiency in
their performance and helps to achieve the desired goals and objectives. To grasp the
opportunity, that are available in the market, the workforce must attain the required set of skills
and knowledge that will improve their overall productivity and profitability (Orlova, 2021).
Curriculum vitae is a document which showcase the professional and academic accomplishments
of an individual. It showcase the contact information, education, research experience , teaching
experience, publication, preferences and more. It is the document which makes very first
impression on an individual on a recruiter and interviewer. It helps an entity and manager to
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evaluate whether the candidate is suitable for a job title or not. It is brief document that gives an
employee a chance to determine skills, experience in order to gain employment for particular
designation.
Importance and reason why personal statement and CV will be presented in a portfolio. It showcase the benefit an individual can offer to the organisation: Curriculum vitae is
a documents that determines whether the set of skills and knowledge that are being hold
by an individual are suitable for a particular job title or not (Vargo, 2019). It helps the
business organisation to select the talent which will improve the overall efficiency and
productivity of an organisation to achieve growth and long term success. Attract the attention of potential employers: Curriculum vitae must be attractive that is
capable of drawing the attention of the recruiter. So it is important for an candidates to
arrange their set of skills in a manner which highlights the strengths and knowledge their
acquire and which makes the candidate different from others to acquire competency. Matches the individual with the job role: It is a very crucial element while preparing a
curriculum vitae, it should be prepared by the individual keeping in mind the
requirements of the job designations that are being offered by a particular organisation.
Hence the documents must posses the requirements that are being required by an entity.
 It determines the applicable experience and the skills: The formation of CV determines
the capability and ability of an individual. It determines the efficiency of an individual to
complete their designated tasks within specified period of time.
Hence, to be able to get selected and gain priority among other applicants it is a essential to
possess and acquire the relevant skills and knowledge that help them to acquire the required
position and authority.
You may also want to consider writing a short overview of the chosen organization in a bid to
justify your peculiar interests in working in such a place.
Overview of the organisation ( Sainsbury)
Sainsbury is a UK based organisation, which was founded in 1869 in Covent Garden,
London (Karelin, Matsepuro and Selita, 2018). It is a retailer of fresh foods to the people but
later the company have expanded into packaged groceries such as tea and sugar. The purpose of
the organisation is to provide goods and services at an affordable prices which helps them to hold
a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Sainsbury plc is the parent company of Sainsbury's
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Supermarkets Ltd and the third largest chain of supermarkets in UK. The company uses different
unique strategies and plans that help them to maintain good relation with their stakeholders and
customers. The company offer high standard of quality and values that to at affordable prices ,
which enables the company to hold a brand value (Ki and Kim, 2019).
Interest in working in such a place
Sainsbury is a company which is known for the services it offers to its customers at
competitive prices. An individual who want to possess different skills and attain growth in their
careers, then the company offers a great opportunity as there are diversified field in their
operations, which helps an individual to develop their core potentials and become competent in
their roles. There are various interest areas which Sainsbury offers to their customers which are
discussed as below- Listed company: Sainsbury has listed and recognised in London Stock exchange, which
helps an organisation to maintain the trust and interest of potential investors and
employees in their organisation. Employees looks to seek the opportunity to develop in
the recognised organisation. Unique strategies for Promotion: The company strategies that it used are innovative and
involves technological advancement and upgradation, that drives the employees to retain
in the organisation, as thy will get the opportunity to build their set of skills and upgrade
their knowledge that will help them to attain growth and success in their career
development. Working with experienced leaders: Working in organisation with cultural diversity and
experienced individuals will help an organisation to develop within themselves additional
skills and help to develop their ability to think critically on efferent topics and deal with
challenges that may arise in an organisation (Bush, 2019).
 Growth opportunities: The organisation offers and provides its customers and
employees with lot of opportunities that drives the interest of customers towards the
organisation. The organisation offers the individuals to develop their overall personality
and knowledge that will drive the individual to attain growth and success.
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SECTION B
Personal statement in support of your application for a volunteer/work experience placement in
any organization of your choice.
To remain competent it is essential for an individual to build Therion resume in the way
that will put an impression on the mind of the recruiter. The Personal statement of an individual
must be concise and must attain all the qualities that a recruiter is looking for in an applicant as
per the required job profile. It is a great opportunity for an individual to grab the attention of the
recruiter and get the job profile which the individual is looking for career development (Hovland,
2020).
My name is XYZ and I am staying currently in Oxford street, London. I would like to put
a glance at my education qualifications and skills which I have developed. I have pursued my
graduation an Masters degree in business administration and looking for a opportunity which can
boost my career growth and success. At present I am working in Sainsbury, which have a well
known brand value and market share in UK. Pursuing a degree help me to enhance my overall
knowledge and skills. The organisation holds a flexible and comfortable organisation structure
which helps the organisation to hold a competitive edge in the marketplace. I have been able to
get the opportunity to work on the marketing role and assigned with its responsibilities within
Sainsbury. I hold good command over various roles of marketing which I have acquired through
my experience within the organisation. The role and responsibility is to make different strategies
and framework that would help an organisation to overcome different challenges and threats that
may arise in future. It also requires the core competencies in adopting strategies that will help[ to
attract customers. Working with such a reputed and big organisation will help me to boost my
career and become effective in grasping different opportunities which enables the organisation to
attain a competitive edge in the marketplace. The organisation is well recognised listed company
in stock exchange, which enables the general public to get access to all the information regarding
their financial and progress it is making, the organisation also uses unique strategies and have
flexible working hours and comfortable environment that help the employees to feel connected
and dedicated towards their tasks which is being assigned (Al-Henzab, Tarhini and Obeidat,
2018). Working with this prestigious institution help me to gain the leadership skills and
management skills which will help to enhance my overall efficiency and effectiveness.
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A detailed CV that has been carefully designed to fit purpose.
It is a brief summary of your education qualification and qualification being pursued by
an individual. It is an essential document for individual that are looking for any job role in any
prestigious institution (Rahman and et. al, 2018). It is an document which reflects the
personality of an individual. It is a most important document to attract the attention of recruiter
from the other applicants. CV should be prepared in a systematic and meaning manner which is
short and determine all the information which is mentioned below:
Name – XYZ
Contact Details- 345625412
Personal Profile
DOB- ABC
Nationality- Britisher
Personal statement-I am an enthusiast and determined person. I am a critical thinker and
multitasker as per the requirement of the organisation that help them to accomplish their set
goals and objectives.
Education & Qualification
 Masters of management from London university in 2015-2017
 Bachelors of commerce from St. George University of London in 2013-2015
Work Experience
 Worked as a supervisor within the XYZ limited company
 Worked as marketing manager in Sainsbury.
Skills
 Leadership skills
 Critical thinker
 Innovator
Personal Interest
 Reading books
 Listening music
 Playing basketball (Büyüközkan and Ilıcak, 2018)
Declaration
I hereby declare that all the above information are true to my knowledge.
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It is a very important document to showcase academic and professional accomplishment
and skills that are hold by an individual. It helps an individual to gain a specific position and job
profile in accordance with their set of skills and knowledge. The CV must contain all these
elements which are discussed above in order to make your CV looks presentable and attractive
than other applicants (Kumar, Dabas and Hooda, 2020).
SECTION C
Self-assessment reflecting skill gaps (SWOT Analysis inclusive)
It is a framework that will help an individual to analyse their strength and weaknesses,
opportunities and threats. It help you to identify the area which you are performing well and help
to maximise overall competitiveness. An analysis of personal SWOT is mentioned below:
Strength
 I possess leadership skills which help
me to improve my overall managerial
skills. It helps me to assigned tasks to
different individual as per their skills,
which will help in accomplishment of
the desired goals and objectives. In
context to Sainsbury, it will help me to
assigned different job roles to
individual as per their specialised areas
and expertise.
 My communication skills are good
which help me to convey my thoughts
and ideas to different individual . It is a
most essential skill which required in
management roles within an
organisation. It helps the individual to
connect with their peers, professional
Weaknesses
 I am not good with time management
skills, which is my personal
weaknesses, which does not enable me
to complete my tasks within prescribe
time that put me under pressure at last
moment and does not lead in
completion of tasks as per the way it is
being planned.
 Another weakness is that I am
impatient and get under pressure easily,
which put me sometimes in dilemma
(Adem, Çolak and Dağdeviren, 2018).
It does not help me to handle my tasks
and responsibility effectively and leads
in non completion of the tasks and
leads to face many other mistakes in the
operations and functions.
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authorities and other core authorities
effectively in decision making to
acquire different opportunities that are
available in the marketplace (Schultz
and et.al, 2018).
Threats
 The rising competitiveness of the
talents is a big threat to career. People
now days are acquiring many
specialised degrees and knowledge and
holds more potentials which de morale
and pressurize individual to put their
set of skills and knowledge aside than
others to get the desired roles.
 The rising technological advancement
is a threat to my career. As, I do not
hold adequate technical skills which is
a negative factor because companies
are looking forward to hire candidates
that are good within their technical
roles and functions.
Opportunities
 I possess leadership skills, which will
help an organisation to regulate the
changes that are taking place in the
business environment adequately by
providing assigning different tasks and
roles to different individuals. It will
help an organisation to attain growth
and success in long term period.
 Acquiring regular skills helps an
individual to get better at their roles and
skills. It helps an organisation to attain
better career options in reputed entity
that will help an individual to become
successful.
Action plan tailored towards your skill development (reflecting SMART objectives)
SMART OBJECTIVES: These objectives plays a significant role in an individual career to
improve their overall performance and efficiency (Zhao and et.al, 2019). It helps an individual
to gain clarity in their roles, make them remain focus on their efforts and helps them to achieve
their desired objectives and aims.
 Specific: It involves development of required skill set and knowledge that are required
for a particular role and for any specialised area.
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 Measurable: The set objectives must be measurable that means the actions and activities
are going in the right direction that will lead in achievement of goals and objectives.
 Attainable: The objectives which is being set must be attainable by acquiring different
set of skills and knowledge and with personal development.
 Relevant: The establishment of different goals and objectives will helps an individual to
enhance the relevant qualities to accomplish their tasks effectively (Saha and et.al,
2022).
 Time frame: To accomplish the set objectives it requires approx 7-8 months time period.
ACTION PLAN
Skill to be
improved
Current
proficiency
Desired
proficiency
Actions to be
taken
Measurement
criteria
Time frame
Time
management
skills
I am not that
effective to
mange my
time to
perform any
specific tasks.
It is an
important and
most crucial
skills that are
required in
any business
because it
determines the
completion of
tasks within
prescribed
time period.
I will
undertake
different tasks
and make
effective
strategies and
plans that will
help will help
me to manage
my time and
check the
progress I am
being able to
make with the
set strategies
(Epifanio and
et.al, 2019).
I will try to
evaluate my
tasks whether
I am being
able to
complete them
on time and
measure the
deviations that
may arise in
completion of
tasks.
1.5 months
Self control Poor In order, to In order to I will try to 3 months
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skills hold a good
managerial
role in an
organisation ,
the individual
must possess
the capabilities
to deal with
the behaviour
of individual
and the
frequent
changes that
are taking
place in the
marketplace. It
is important to
control the
emotions and
attitude
towards other
teammates
accordingly.
develop self
control
abilities, I will
engage in
meditation
sessions and
try to get
engage in
more tasks
individuals,wh
ich will help to
overcome this
particular
weakness.
make a
positive
attitude
towards
everything, set
your goals and
monitor their
role and
determine how
efficiently
they are
performing
and managing
their tasks.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it is being concluded that development of an individual
career depends on the capabilities and abilities it holds. It enables an individuals to remain
efficient in their tasks and helps to increase their overall productivity. It is the responsibility of
an organisation and institution to provide adequate knowledge and training to their employees
that will help them to improve the overall capability of an organisation and helps them to gain
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success and competitiveness in the market. CV and personal statement are essential and holds a
great importance in an individual career development. It is a document which determines the
abilities and qualities which an individual hold and education qualification which is being
pursued. These document are brief and short summary of an individual personal academic and
professional skills. This report discusses the requirement of personal statement and CV
document. It also include the reflection of personal Swot in order to analyse the different
challenges and threats that need to overcome by an individual to perform better in their roles and
attain success.
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